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TURNTABLES

By | May 2004

The film’s exaggerated and heavy-handed generalization greatly harms what is otherwise a sassy, if improbable melding of “Trading Places” meets “A Christmas Carol”…

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TURNTABLES

I was minding my own business at Six Flags in St. Louis many years ago, when this squeaky clean man in a suit handed me a miniature comic book. Flipping...

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DAYS OF BEING

According to an old Eastern saying: "Memory is to the past what destiny is to the future. Both are certain. Both are concrete." Which means that...uh...I...

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CLIPPING ADAM

The first thing you notice about the fifteen year-old main character in Michael A. Picchiottino’s film “Clipping Adam” is his long, curly, dirty...

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SUNSHINE HOTEL

The eponymous establishment in Michæl Dominic's documentary "Sunshine Hotel" will not be found in any tourism or convention guide to New York City. ...

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FEB 15, 1839

Ah, hate propaganda. From the linguistic alarmism of "Bilingual Today, French Tomorrow!" to the subtle nuances of "The Dukhobor Menace," Canada has...

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THE MUDGE BOY

Adolescence is hard enough when you're a normal kid, which Duncan Mudge (Emile Hirsch) clearly is not. A kind-hearted sensitive lad who's apparently been...

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LATE WATCH

The workplace comedy genre that has spawned such works as Mike Judge’s beloved Office Space, the acclaimed BBC series “The Office,” and the...

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SEEING OTHER PEOPLE

Must have been nearly 10 years ago when I stumbled across a nifty little comedy in a far corner of a forgotten video store and happened to read the back of...

SXSW PUMPS UP THE WEB

South by Southwest has announced the first-ever South by South Web (SXSWeb) Media Festival. Combining all aspects of the South by Southwest Film,...

GET SOME PERSPECTIVE THIS SUMMER

The American Film Institute and Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center have announced the program for PERSPECTIVES 2004, an international film festival and...

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